most points in playoff in rookie season last 50 years

Between September 29, 1976 and September 29, 2026, Jayson Tatum has posted the most points by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 351 points in 2017-18.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	351	2017-18	BOS	19	35.9	18.5	4.4	2.7	1.2	0.5	6.5	13.7	47.1	1.2	3.7	32.4	4.3	5.1	84.5	57.8	0.5	3.8	2.2	683	83	52	23	10	41	50	+51
2	Tyler Herro T. Herro	335	2019-20	MIA	21	33.6	16.0	5.1	3.7	0.4	0.1	5.7	13.2	43.3	2.3	6.1	37.5	2.2	2.6	87.0	55.7	0.3	4.8	2.0	706	107	77	8	2	42	31	+1
3	Dylan Harper D. Harper	325	2025-26	SAS	23	26.8	14.1	5.6	2.7	1.0	0.2	5.2	10.1	51.5	1.0	3.0	33.3	2.7	3.3	82.7	61.1	1.3	4.3	1.5	615	128	62	22	5	35	53	+141
4	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	301	1977-78	SEA	22	31.9	13.7	8.1	1.2	0.8	0.5	5.2	11.2	46.6				3.2	4.1	78.0	52.4	2.3	5.8	1.6	701	178	27	18	11	35	101
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	293	1979-80	LAL	16	41.1	18.3	10.5	9.4	3.1	0.4	6.4	12.4	51.8	0.1	0.5	25.0	5.3	6.6	80.2	59.6	3.3	7.3	4.1	658	168	151	49	6	65	47
6	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	268	2017-18	UTA	11	37.4	24.4	5.9	4.2	1.5	0.4	9.3	22.1	42.0	2.3	7.3	31.3	3.5	3.9	90.7	51.2	0.8	5.1	2.9	411	65	46	16	4	32	35	-25
7	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	251	1992-93	PHX	23	21.7	10.9	2.8	1.0	0.9	0.5	4.7	8.9	52.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.6	2.1	75.5	55.6	1.6	1.3	1.2	499	65	24	21	11	27	52
8	David Robinson D. Robinson	243	1989-90	SAS	10	37.5	24.3	12.0	2.3	1.1	4.0	8.9	16.7	53.3	0.0	0.0		6.5	9.6	67.7	58.1	3.6	8.4	2.4	375	120	23	11	40	24	35
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	234	2003-04	MIA	13	39.2	18.0	4.0	5.6	1.3	0.3	6.6	14.5	45.5	0.2	0.6	37.5	4.5	5.8	78.7	52.7	1.2	2.8	4.2	510	52	73	17	4	54	45	+6
10	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	226	2002-03	SAS	24	27.5	9.4	3.8	2.9	1.7	0.4	3.0	7.7	38.6	1.2	3.0	38.4	2.3	3.1	75.7	52.2	1.2	2.6	1.5	660	92	70	41	9	36	62	+191
11	Andrew Toney A. Toney	221	1980-81	PHI	16	22.3	13.8	2.3	3.4		0.4	4.8	11.3	42.8	0.1	0.6	11.1	4.1	5.1	81.5	51.2				356	37	54		7		50
12	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	216	2019-20	DEN	19	23.7	11.4	6.7	0.8	0.7	0.3	4.1	8.6	47.6	1.8	4.7	38.2	1.4	1.8	74.3	60.2	1.1	5.6	1.3	451	127	16	13	6	25	43	+54
13	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	216	1977-78	MIL	9	35.7	24.0	12.4	3.4	1.1	1.9	9.3	17.0	54.9				5.3	7.1	75.0	59.6			1.6	321	112	31	10	17	14	25
14	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	214	1992-93	CHA	9	40.8	23.8	9.9	1.4	0.7	3.4	7.9	16.4	48.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	8.0	10.3	77.4	56.6	3.1	6.8	4.1	367	89	13	6	31	37	37
15	Anthony Roberts A. Roberts	212	1977-78	DEN	13	30.8	16.3	8.3	2.3	0.8	0.5	6.6	15.3	43.2				3.1	3.8	80.0	48.0	3.5	4.8	2.1	400	108	30	11	6	27	57
16	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	207	1993-94	HOU	22	21.7	9.4	2.7	4.2	1.0	0.2	2.9	7.3	39.4	0.8	2.0	37.8	2.9	3.4	86.5	53.7	0.9	1.8	2.1	478	59	93	21	5	47	62
17	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	194	1984-85	PHI	13	31.4	14.9	11.1	2.0	1.8	1.2	5.8	10.7	54.0	0.3	0.5	66.7	3.1	4.8	63.5	58.2	4.0	7.1	2.7	408	144	26	23	15	35	49
18	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	193	2012-13	GSW	12	38.4	16.1	6.4	1.3	0.6	0.4	6.0	13.5	44.4	1.6	4.3	36.5	2.5	2.9	85.7	54.4	1.5	4.9	1.3	461	77	15	7	5	16	33	+18
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	192	1979-80	BOS	9	41.3	21.3	11.2	4.7		0.9	9.2	19.7	46.9	0.4	1.7	26.7	2.4	2.8	88.0	51.1				372	101	42		8		30
20	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	186	1997-98	SAS	9	41.6	20.7	9.0	1.9	0.6	2.6	8.1	15.6	52.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	6.7	66.7	55.9	2.2	6.8	2.8	374	81	17	5	23	25	24	+16
21	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	179	1996-97	HOU	16	32.9	11.2	1.2	3.1	0.6	0.2	3.8	9.6	39.9	2.7	6.8	39.8	0.9	1.3	66.7	55.2	0.1	1.1	2.4	526	19	50	10	3	38	31	+27
22	John Lucas J. Lucas	176	1976-77	HOU	12	35.8	14.7	2.8	6.9		0.3	6.3	11.6	54.0				2.2	2.8	76.5	57.2				430	33	83		4		33
23	Oliver Miller O. Miller	173	1992-93	PHX	24	21.4	7.2	5.2	2.1	0.9	2.5	3.0	5.0	58.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.3	2.3	56.4	59.6	1.4	3.8	1.8	513	124	51	21	59	42	76
24	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	172	1988-89	PHX	12	29.3	14.3	4.8	1.2	1.1	0.3	5.3	12.0	43.8	0.7	2.3	28.6	3.2	4.0	79.2	52.1	1.8	2.9	1.3	352	57	14	13	4	15	28
25	Byron Scott B. Scott	171	1983-84	LAL	20	20.2	8.6	1.9	1.7	0.9	0.1	3.7	8.1	46.0	0.1	0.5	20.0	1.1	1.8	60.0	48.5	0.6	1.3	1.3	404	37	34	18	2	26	39

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RPG

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1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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11.9

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11.6

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10.7

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9.9

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8.3

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2.0

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2.0

Daniels

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1.9

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120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

112.7

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6.5

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3,694

Dončić

3,474

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0